IN RE MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., SECURITIES

Master File No. 07 Civ. 9633 (JSR).

597 F.Supp.2d 427 (2009)

In re: MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC., SECURITIES, DERIVATIVE AND ERISA LITIGATION. Pertains to Derivative Action, 07 Civ. 9696 and Lambrecht v. O'Neal, 08 Civ. 6582.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David A.P. Brower, Brower Piven, New York, NY, for Operative Plasterers & Cement Masons Local 262 Pension and Annuity Funds, Miriam Loveman and Patricia Arthur.

Jonathan Watson Cuneo, Matthew E. Miller, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP, Washington, DC, for N.A. Lambrecht.

Jay B. Kasner, Scott D. Musoff, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch Capital Trust I, Merrill Lynch Capital Trust II, Merrill Lynch Capital Trust III and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

Dennis J. Block, Gregory Markel, Jason M. Halper, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP, New York, NY, for Alberto Cribiore, Ann N. Reese, Armando M. Codina, Carol T. Christ, Charles O. Rossotti, John D. Finnegan, Joseph W. Prueher, Judith Mayhew Jonas and Virgis W. Colbert.

Eric M. Roth, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, New York, NY, for Bank of America Corporation.

Michael J. Chepiga, Paul C. Curnin, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY, for Stanley O'Neal.

James N. Benedict, George Cannellos, Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP, New York, NY, for Ahmass L. Fakahany.

Joseph S. Allerhand, Jonathan D. Polkes, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, NY, for Gregory J. Fleming.

Michael R. Young, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, New York, NY, Richard D. Bernstein, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Washington, DC, for Jeffrey N. Edwards.


OPINION AND ORDER

JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.

Before the Court are a large number of related actions arising from the huge losses experienced by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("Merrill") as a result of its aggressive investment in collateralized debt obligations and similar mortgage-backed securities. The actions were originally assigned to the Honorable Leonard B. Sand, who divided most of the actions into three

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